US2005241970A1PendingUtilityA1

Media disc storage device

Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Apr 29, 2004Filed: Apr 29, 2004Published: Nov 3, 2005
Est. expiryApr 29, 2024(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:King Choi
G11B 33/0444
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Abstract

A media disc storage device has a plurality of disc trays for carrying a media disc. Each disc tray has a first side with a disc recess and a hub for locating the disc in the recess, a second side and parallel edges. The disc trays are successively hinged to one another at their parallel edges so as to fold in a concertina arrangement or to open out to be flat.

Claims

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1 . A media disc storage device comprising a plurality of disc trays for carrying a plurality of media discs, each disc tray having a first side with a disc recess and a hub for locating the disc in the recess, a second side and parallel edges, and wherein the disc trays are successively hinged to one another at their parallel edges so as to fold in a concertina arrangement or to open out to be flat.  
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1  wherein a first disc tray and a last disc tray of the plurality of disc trays are provided with a printable medium on the second surface.  
   
   
       3 . The device of  claim 2  wherein the printable medium is glossy stiff card.  
   
   
       4 . The device of  claim 1  further comprising a sleeve for enclosing the disc trays when folded in the concertina arrangement.  
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the parallel edges of each disc tray each have a notch and a pin provided across the notch, and wherein the device further comprises a plurality of hinges for successively hinging the disc trays to one another at their parallel edges, each hinge including a body having opposed channels for receiving the pins of adjacent disc trays.  
   
   
       6 . A media disc storage device comprising: 
 a plurality of disc trays for carrying a plurality of media discs, each disc tray having 
 a first side with a disc recess and a hub for locating the disc in the recess,  
 a second side, and  
 parallel edges, the disc trays being successively hinged to one another at their parallel edges so as to fold in a concertina arrangement or to open out to be flat; and  
   a case having 
 a top cover,  
 a bottom cover, and  
 a spine joining the top and bottom covers, the spine allowing movement of the top and bottom covers between an open state and a closed state, the top and bottom covers and the spine defining a storage area between the covers;  
   wherein a first of the disc trays is secured to the case and all of the disc trays are encloseable within the storage area when folded in the concertina arrangement.    
   
   
       7 . The device of  claim 6  wherein the bottom cover has a pivotal wall.

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